It is my favourite contest right now. It’s definitely the hottest
contest for finding new talent. Just the volume of great talent Launch
Pad is finding is more then some of the other great contests out there. I
feel like they’ve got the hot hand.
I can’t wait to get my hands on the scripts. I’m going to read them
all right away. I’m excited to see who in that stack of scripts is going
to be the next big undiscovered writer, or writers hopefully.

But what also matters is what the writers feel who have experienced the true power of someone opening a door for them...

“I joined Tracking Board initially just to get the
latest insider news, but it wasn’t long before I discovered there
existed a great community of writers from all different stages of their
careers to boot. But of course, the most impressive aspect of Tracking
Board (as I found out, in a bit of a whirlwind process), was its ability
to provide an “in” for outsiders like myself. What I mean is — not
everyone lives in L.A., not everyone “knows someone” in the business.
But I have always believed that great writing is great writing, and no
matter where you’re from, or what your background is — if you want it
bad enough, and work hard enough, it will show and good things will
happen eventually. TB is the perfect example of a team that not only
understands this, but has the resources, screenwriting understanding,
and connections to make it happen for literally ANY writer, provided
they can bring the goods. My script was Recommended on a Friday, and
within a matter of hours, I had a half dozen parties from Hollywood
wanting to talk to me. The next e-mail I got — was a list of no less
than 40 different managers, agents, and production companies (all from
the very top tiers) interested in my TB Recommended script. Trust me
when I say these guys can and will gladly be the ambassadors to your
screenwriting dreams.”

Dan Dollar — Writer of “The Boy and His Tiger” (In Development at Warner Bros./Appian Way/Romark/Vertigo)

I started getting emails from the Tracking Board team and absorbing with each email
what placing in Launch Pad really means. And what this team of people at
Tracking Board are about and what they’re mission is—to launch careers.
Every other contest is just about that one script that you entered.
That script gets sent out to people and that’s it. It’s like you live or
die by that one writing sample.

The Tracking Board is not like that. One of the first questions they asked me was, “What else have you got?” They wanted to package me and the other writers in terms of
getting together your bio, profile picture and a list of projects that
you’re working on. They asked what you have that’s of this same caliber
and what other ideas do you have that might be marketable. That’s what
they go out with—you as a package, not just this one project. It’s a
completely unique experience and competition.

The Launch Pad is the one competition where your prize is something far
more valuable than money – it’s a champion for you and your work. In my
group, 17 or 18 of the 25 writers are repped now.

Tracking Board doesn’t pat you on the back and let you go after that one project. They want to launch your career. This is a long-term relationship. That’s how they’re different.

All the top agencies have read my script, know my work and are waiting
for me to hand them that marketable screenplay to get my overall career
off the ground, ultimately paving the way for a project like Slavery by Another Name.
I just have to call Tracking Board and say I’m ready, here’s a new
script. They’ll review it, make sure it’s solid, and they’ll go out with
it. It’s like having reps even though I don’t have a rep. And having
champions in this industry is more important than anything.